The E3 research program is closely coordinated with the efforts of other IIT Center organizations that are major performers of energy and environmental R&D-most notably IIT Research Institute. In addition to industrial support, faculty members have obtained research grants or contracts from the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, Gas Research Institute, and the Environmental Protection Agency. The following are the major areas of research of the E3 Program with more than 30 Ph.D. and Master's degree students conducting research each year. Additional information on the faculty research expertise can be found in the section entitled -Energy ' Power Center Faculty.'
Research Areas- Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery
- Gas Recovery from Unconventional Sources
- Multiphase Flow and Fluidization
- High-Temperature Kinetics and Combustion
- Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Fuel Cells
- Internal Combustion Engines and Conversion to Compressed Natural Gas
- Gas Turbine Engine Applications to Cogeneration
- Gas Transmission and Metering
- Expert Systems for Process Automation
- Power Electronics, Optimization and Networking
- Control and Stability of Power Systems
- Remediation and Waste Water Treatment
- Municipal Solid Waste Conversion and Recycling
- Ecology Principles for the Design and Operation of Energy Systems
- Global Climate Change
- Coal Processing and Conversion
- Least-Cost Energy Service Strategies
- Characterization and Control of Airborne Toxics
- Processing of Environmentally Friendly Materials
- Artificial Intelligence